Cyanothioacetamide derivative and process for producing the same

摘要

A thioacetamide compound represented by the formula (1) which is useful as an intermediate for an acrylonitrile derivative serving as an active ingredient for medicines and agricultural chemicals, especially insecticides/acaricides; a process for producing the compound; and a process for producing a 3-oxo-2-(2-thiazolyl)propanenitrile compound, characterized by reacting the compound represented by the formula (1) with a phenacyl halide.